David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 381: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his Department's expenditure on rent for the current building and prefabs for a school (details supplied) in County Cork each year since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14485/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that demand for additional accommodation in schools has risen significantly over the last number of years, with the appointment of 6,000 extra teachers in the primary sector alone since 2002. The overall policy goal is to ensure the highest standard of permanent accommodation for all schools. However, in the context of a rapidly increasing school population, the necessity to put additional accommodation in place in a short time frame, and competing pressure on the capital budget available to my Department, it is necessary to make use of temporary accommodation in order to meet accommodation needs in some circumstances.

Details for the school referred to by the Deputy are given in the tabular statement.